Rows of irises in shades of purple and pink sweep diagonally across the foreground, their petals rendered in loose, vibrant strokes that suggest the movement of light and air. The flowers fill the lower half of the canvas, densely packed and layered, with green foliage interspersed among the blossoms. Tall trees rise in the center and left, their trunks vertical and their foliage forming a canopy of green and russet brushwork that filters sunlight onto the garden below.

Dappled light falls unevenly across the scene, causing shifts in color intensity and casting some areas into cool shadow while others glow with warmth. The composition is organized so that the diagonal lines of flowers lead the gaze toward the house in the background, creating a sense of depth within the garden setting. Monet applies paint in rapid, visible strokes, layering colors wet-in-wet to evoke the lushness of the garden and the play of sunlight through foliage.

In the upper right corner, the foliage becomes denser and darker, creating a shadowy mass that contrasts with the sunlit flowers below. Hints of blue and turquoise appear in the background foliage, blending softly with the green and suggesting atmospheric depth. The brushwork in the upper left corner is especially loose and layered, with vertical streaks of red and brown suggesting overhanging branches or leaves. Claude Monet completed this work in 1900, depicting his own garden at Giverny, a subject he painted repeatedly over the last decades of his life.

The Musée d'Orsay identifies the setting as Giverny in the Eure region of France, with the garden and house belonging to the artist himself. The artist's garden at Giverny belongs to the Impressionism movement, characterized by its focus on light, color, and the fleeting sensations of nature.